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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7839637 | Air-cooling of electronics cards In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a card chamber, an air intake, an airway, an exhaust plenum, and at least one fan. At least one electronics card can be supported in the card chamber. Ambient air from outside the apparatus can flow into the card chamber via ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7839638 | Power supply assembly A power supply assembly includes two brackets, a fan detachably mounted between the brackets, and a main body. Each bracket includes an elastic member extending from an end of the bracket. The main body includes a receiving space, and two opposite mounting walls bou... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7839631 | Computer enclosure with airflow-guiding device A computer enclosure includes a chassis and an airflow-guiding device mounted to the chassis. A receiving slot is defined in the chassis. An elastic receiving portion is formed around the receiving slot. One side of the airflow-guiding device is detachably fixed on ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7830660 | Cooling unit and display apparatus having the same A cooling unit to cool the display apparatus including a heat generating unit to generate heat and a casing to accommodate the heat generating unit, the cooling unit includes a cooling fan to generate air flow; a duct which is coupled with the casing and forms a coo... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7830661 | Laptop computer support An article for supporting a computer on a user's lap that cools the computer and isolates the user from heat, and methods of manufacture. Some embodiments include a body, a top surface, a bottom surface, a hollow area in between, an aperture through the top surface ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7830662 | Computer system with fan module A computer system includes a chassis and a fan module attached to the chassis. The fan module includes a rotor, a side panel coaxial with the rotor, and a cylindrical cover extending from the side panel for encasing the rotor. One side of the rotor is covered and pr... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7826222 | Front-to-back cooling system for modular systems with orthogonal midplane configuration A front-to-back cooling system allows cooling of an apparatus containing two orthogonal sets of modules. Each set of modules is independently cooled. A vertical set of modules is cooled with vertical air flow across the modules that enters from a front of the appara... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7826223 | Electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus that includes: a housing having two surfaces extending in parallel, and a side surface connecting edges of the two surfaces; a circuit board placed in the housing and extends in parallel with the two surfaces; a plate member that extends to f... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7821787 | System and method for cooling using impinging jet control A system (50) for cooling a target element (56) includes a structure (52) having an opening (62) extending through the layer (52), a pumping device (32) positioned behind the structure (52), and a target element (5... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7821788 | Heat dissipation device A heat dissipation device for dissipating heat from a plug-in electronic component, such as a memory is provided. The heat dissipation device includes a base frame, a moving frame, and a retaining cover. The base frame is disposed at one side of the electronic compo... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7821789 | Heat dissipating apparatus for chips A heat dissipating apparatus includes a heat sink, a blower, and a fan. The blower and the fan can be mounted together via a connection element. The heat sink defines an accommodating space. The blower and the fan can be positioned to the heat sink via the connectio... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7817420 | Portable environmentally robust enclosure optimized for size, weight, and power dissipation An enclosed electronic apparatus including a first continuous heat-transfer band forming at least a portion of the exterior surface of the enclosure, with continuous lateral edges on either side thereof, and mounting points on an internal side of the continuous heat... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7817416 | Mounting apparatus for fan A mounting apparatus is provided for mounting a fan in a chassis defining an exhaust opening in an end wall thereof. The mounting apparatus includes a frame adapted to receive the fan, and be inserted into or drawn out of the chassis via the exhaust opening. The fra... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7813121 | Cooling high performance computer systems A computer system may include a chassis defining a front and a rear. The chassis may include a vertically oriented midplane disposed therein, the midplane including a plurality of front module slots for receiving front electronic modules from the front of the chassi... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7813129 | Cooling of electrical and/or electronic components, specifically computer equipment The invention relates to a casing for electrical and/or electronic components, in particular computer equipment, with an improved cooling. The casing comprises a frame and a number of walls in which suction openings and outlet openings for the cooling air are formed... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7813120 | Airflow path within an electronic module enclosure An enclosure houses electronic modules in a front region and a rear region. Airflow can be transferred through electronic modules in the front region and into a plenum. An airflow path in the enclosure transfers airflow from the front region of the enclosure to elec... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7800903 | Heat-dissipating structure applied to at least one portable electronic device A heat-dissipating structure includes a support unit and a fan unit disposed in the receiving space. The support unit has a plane portion, a support portion extending downwards from a front side of the plane portion, and an opening passing through the plane portion.... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7800902 | Air backflow prevention in an enclosure An air backflow prevention member includes a frame assembly including a plurality of vanes and a plurality of stops. The plurality of vanes are rotatable between an open position, wherein the plurality of vanes are oriented oblique to a direction of airflow and in c... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7800900 | Cold row encapsulation for server farm cooling system Apparatuses, methods, and systems directed to efficient cooling of data centers. Some embodiments of the invention allow encapsulation of cold rows through an enclosure and allow server fans to draw cold air from the cold row encapsulation structure to cool servers ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7796385 | Computer enclosure with heat dissipating assembly A computer enclosure includes a chassis, a heat dissipation fan, a first duct, and a second duct. The chassis includes a bottom panel with a heat generating component and a side panel a vent defined therein. The first duct is attached between a first side of the fan... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7796386 | Electronic device with airflow reversal prevention assembly An electronic device includes a housing, an active fan installed in the housing, and an airflow reversal prevention assembly. The assembly includes a fixed rack secured to the housing opposite to the active fan, a movable rack, a passive fan, a curtain shelter, a sh... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7791880 | Fan and plug thereof A fan is disclosed. The fan includes a fan frame and a plug. The fan frame includes a circumference portion, an accommodating portion located in the circumference portion and having two sidewalls, and at least two fixed holes respectively disposed on two sidewalls o... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7791881 | Heat-dissipating mechanism for use with memory module A heat-dissipating mechanism includes a first heat-dissipating device, a first positioning device, a second heat-dissipating device and a second positioning device. The first heat-dissipating device is contacted with a memory module. The first positioning device is ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7791875 | Cooling air intake structure and desk top computer A computer having a housing including a passage extending from one side to an opposite side of the housing, and a plurality of air intake vents arranged in at least one wall of the passage and configured for taking in external air into the housing. ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7787247 | Circuit board apparatus with induced air flow for heat dissipation A cooling mechanism to dissipate thermal energy generated by the heat generating components of a graphics card assembly. An apparatus includes a circuit board having at least one heat generating component affixed thereto. The apparatus also includes a fan and carrie... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7782615 | Electronic device and cooling system thereof An electronic device with a cooling system includes an enclosure. A first electronic component and a second electronic component in parallel are received in the enclosure. Air inlets are defined in a front board of the enclosure to receive cool air. A first flow of ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7782613 | Cooling system for a portable device A cellular cooling part includes a number at least one movable part, that can be the removable flap or movable cover for a fan. The fan, for example, can be moved or opened to expose it. A flap can also be opened. In addition, different covering structures can be us... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7782614 | Heat dissipation module An electronic device includes a first electronic component, a second electronic component adjacent to the first electronic component, a heat sink arranged on the first electronic component to absorb heat therefrom, an axial fan mounted on the heat sink for generatin... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7778029 | System comprising heat-generator and cooler thereof, and disk array system A system comprises: a plurality of heat-generators; at least one cooler that cools the heat-generators by letting a cooling medium flow; and at least one cooling medium flow regulator that regulates the amount of the flow of said cooling mediums in accordance to the... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7778030 | Method for cooling using impinging jet control A system (50) includes a material layer (52) having an opening (62) extending through it and a pumping device (54) positioned behind the layer (52). A target element (56) is positioned in front of the material layer (52 | 08/17/2010 |
| 7778031 | Test slot cooling system for a storage device testing system A test slot cooling system for a storage device testing system includes a storage device transporter having first and second portions. The first portion of the storage device transporter includes an air director and the second portion of the storage device transport... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7778024 | Board card and electrical fan thereof A board card having a control circuit includes a first substrate and an electrical fan. The first substrate has a heat source and the electrical fan is disposed on the first substrate. The electrical fan includes a revolving spindle, a plurality of blades and a LED ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7768780 | Flow-through cooling for computer systems Systems and method for cooling computer systems are provided. A rack system for housing a plurality of computers is provided, the rack system including: a rack assembly configured to support a first stack of computers and a second stack of computers; and at least on... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7768781 | Computer with improved cooling features A personal computer has a central air plenum straddled by opposed drive bays, and memory modules in the plenum are covered by a shroud that increases the air flow over the memory modules. The plenum establishes a first pathway for air flow and parallel to the plenum... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7760498 | Electronic apparatus with air guiding element An electronic apparatus includes an enclosure (30), a circuit board (40), a fan module (20), and an air guiding element (10) mounted in the enclosure. The circuit board includes at least one heat generating component (41) thereon. ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7760499 | Thermal management system for card cages A system is provided herein which comprises (a) a plurality of circuit boards (207); (b) a plurality of slots (205), wherein each of said slots is adapted to provide power to a circuit board coupled thereto, and wherein each of said circuit boards is c... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7755893 | Display device The present invention provides a display apparatus that can achieve high durability by making the most of the function of the exhaust fans to effectively suppress the rise of the temperature. The display apparatus comprises a display panel for displaying images, a r... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7746632 | Air duct for directing airflow in a computer enclosure An air duct (10) is used for directing air in a computer enclosure (50) to flow from an interior to an exterior thereof for dissipating heat generated from an electronic device (82) in the computer enclosure. At least one cable is provided in th... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7742300 | In-vehicle apparatus An audio-integrated apparatus has a body casing attached in an instrument panel of a vehicle. The body casing contains a media reader, a circuit board having a CPU, a CPU fan for cooling the CPU, and an exhaust fan. A media loading slot is in a front face of the bod... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7742296 | Computer having apparatuses for cooling elements A computer includes a chassis, a motherboard, an air guiding member, and a fan. The chassis includes a rear wall at a rear side thereof and a sidewall at a lateral side thereof. The rear wall defines a plurality of inlet holes therein, and the sidewall defines a plu... | 06/22/2010 |
